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Body found in barrel in Lake Mead may date back to 1980s, Las Vegas police say
KTLA ^ | May 2, 2022 / | David Charns, Nexstar Media Wire

Posted on 05/02/2022 4:44:25 PM PDT by BenLurkin

A body found in a barrel at Lake Mead on Sunday may have been underwater for as long as four decades and more bodies are likely to appear as the lake recedes due to severe drought, according to Las Vegas Metro police.

Boaters discovered the body around 3 p.m. Sunday, KTLA sister station KLAS reported.

Police suspect the person was killed in the 1980s based on personal items in the barrel, Las Vegas Metro police homicide Lt. Ray Spencer said. He would not elaborate on the person’s cause of death or the items found, citing the ongoing investigation.

A photo shared with KLAS showed what looked like skeletal remains in the barrel. The barrel looked to have been stuck in the mud.

Lake Mead, located in both Nevada and Arizona, 24 miles east of Las Vegas, dropped below 1,056 feet in elevation last Tuesday, less than a week after hitting 1,057 feet the week before. Lake levels are expressed in altitude, not depth. At its highest levels, the lake is near 1,225 feet.

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TOPICS: Local News
KEYWORDS: barrel; body; lakemead; lasvegas; murdered; zingboomtararrel
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1 posted on 05/02/2022 4:44:25 PM PDT by BenLurkin
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To: BenLurkin

The sweat band and leg warmers gave away the 1980’s didn’t they? Or was it the Walkman?


2 posted on 05/02/2022 4:47:19 PM PDT by MercyFlush (The Soviet Empire is right now doing a dead cat bounce.)
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To: BenLurkin

The Chicago Outfit strikes again.


3 posted on 05/02/2022 4:51:22 PM PDT by crz
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To: BenLurkin

Cue Def Leppard music...


4 posted on 05/02/2022 4:52:33 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: MercyFlush
Jimmy Hoffa?
5 posted on 05/02/2022 4:54:17 PM PDT by bella1 (DeSantis 2024)
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To: MercyFlush

Probably one of hundreds in the bottom of Lake Mead. Drowning in a barrel is a nasty way to die. THe smart money covered the body with lime before dumping them, and then there is nothing to recover


6 posted on 05/02/2022 4:54:54 PM PDT by Ouderkirk (The democRATS are not looking to govern, they intIend to RULE.)
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To: MercyFlush

Members Only jacket


7 posted on 05/02/2022 4:56:11 PM PDT by Tijeras_Slim
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To: bella1

Hoffa was in the seventies....


8 posted on 05/02/2022 4:56:52 PM PDT by RedMonqey (Fu%k the Ballot box. Now the Cartridge Box)
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To: BenLurkin

I would never try taking a barrel over Hoover Dam...maybe Niagara Falls, but not Hoover Dam. Pretty dumb.


9 posted on 05/02/2022 4:57:27 PM PDT by BobL (Putin isn't sending gays into our schools to groom my children, but anti-Putin people are)
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To: BenLurkin
“less than a week…the week before”

??

10 posted on 05/02/2022 4:57:44 PM PDT by Deaf Smith (When a Texan takes his chances, chances will be taken that's for sure.)
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To: BenLurkin

As the lake lowers, they are going to find out the Mob did not bother digging holes in the desert. They had Lake Mead.


11 posted on 05/02/2022 4:58:10 PM PDT by gunsequalfreedom (ui)
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To: BenLurkin
This was found among the personal effects.


12 posted on 05/02/2022 4:58:14 PM PDT by SamAdams76 (2.39 million active users on Truth Social)
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To: BenLurkin

13 posted on 05/02/2022 4:59:17 PM PDT by Governor Dinwiddie (LORD, grant thy people grace to withstand the temptations of the world, the flesh, and the devil.)
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To: MercyFlush

No, it was the Members Only jacket.


14 posted on 05/02/2022 5:01:09 PM PDT by ArcadeQuarters (Remember the 2020 backstabbers. No more RINOs ever!)
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To: BenLurkin

Long time to be in one position.

Talk about muscle cramps...


Hope they get to the bottom of this ;)


15 posted on 05/02/2022 5:01:10 PM PDT by patriotfury ((May the fleas of a thousand camels occupy mo' ham mads tents!) )
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To: BenLurkin

Lakes + gambling towns = dead bodies.

They sent a submersible to the depths of Lake Tahoe a while back.

They would not speak of what they found.


16 posted on 05/02/2022 5:01:46 PM PDT by 1FreeAmerican
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To: BenLurkin

Pros know to go through the pockets before dumping the bodies. Or, uh, so I’ve heard...


17 posted on 05/02/2022 5:02:49 PM PDT by Billthedrill
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To: BenLurkin

They will know who it is in a matter of weeks. DNA


18 posted on 05/02/2022 5:03:57 PM PDT by US_MilitaryRules
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To: BenLurkin
This is where 10 heads are better than one. Let everyone write down a scenario...and draw a perimeter around Lake Mead...

Bet they know within a few days...But that doesn't mean they will put the information out...

in fact...they may already know who he/she is.

30 years...so the killer is probably in his 60s....and still alive.

The coroner should have fun with this one. Will we know what he had for breakfast?

19 posted on 05/02/2022 5:04:00 PM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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To: patriotfury

Not exactly a barrel of laughs.


20 posted on 05/02/2022 5:05:33 PM PDT by Sacajaweau ( )
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